| Crash location | 35.187500°N, 85.183333°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Chattanooga, TN
35.045630°N, 85.309680°W 12.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N51745 |
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| Accident date | 07 Aug 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172 |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot stated that he and a passenger departed on a local flight to a tower-controlled airport, where he conducted five touch-and-go landings and one full-stop landing. He then departed back to his home airport, where he conducted another touch-and-go landing. The student pilot stated that the approach for the second landing was "fine," but during the landing flare, he felt that he was "approaching the end of the runway too fast." The student pilot decided to execute a go-around, added power, and "pulled out all of [the] flaps." He stated that the airplane "lost all its lift," and settled onto the runway. After the airplane touched down, the student pilot attempted to apply brakes. The airplane "jerked" off the left side of the runway and impacted a pole and a building, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.
The student pilot's improper execution of the go-around procedure.